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ORIGINATOR: ARMY :
FROM: JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR.
TO: MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS

TITLE: | INTERDEPARTMENTAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF CUBAN AFFAIRS: REPORT ON
THE STATUS OF ACTIONS DESIGNED TO COUNTER SUBVERSION

DATE: 01/10/1964
PAGES: 62

SUBJECTS :
COUNTERINSURGENCY
CUBAN SUBVERSION
LATIN AMERICA SECURITY

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT
CLASSIFICATION : — Secret
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DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 10/07/1997

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COMMENTS : Califano Papers, Box 6, Folder 10. Army memo from Joseph Califano to Mr. Crimmins on status of
actions to counter Cuban subversion in Latin America with other related documents.

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOHN H. CRIMMINS
Coordinatoy of Cuban Affaire
Department of State

SUBIECT: interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban
Affairs: Report on the Status of aplemaentation of
Actions Designed to Counter Subversion

Enclosed herewith is the Report on the Statue of Implernentation
of Actions Designed to Counter Subversion for the pericd 1 December
1963.1 January 1964. The format of this report adheres to the topic
outline dieseminated at the meeting of the Subcommittee on Subversion,
September 13, 1963,

It ie requested that this office be provided with 12 copies of the
final report, It is assumed that each of the representatives will have

an opportunity to consider the final report before it is forwarded.

Signed
“joseph A. Califano, Ire
Joseph A, Califano, Ir.
General Counsel

Enclosure e,
As Stated -

Mr. Califano
Lt Col Haig
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STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO
COUNTER SUBVERSION FOR THE

PERIOD 1 DEC 63 -.1 TAN 64

3. Control of Cla

wwiestine Movement of Guerrillas and Arms.

a. General A. BP, G'MMeara, USA, Comumander+ineChief, US
Southern Command, met with Vice Admiral Ray ©. Neadhaa, USN,
Chief of Staff to Comrmander+-in-Chiei, Atlantic and members of their
respective staffs duving the peried 11 to 15 December 1963. Discus-
sions encompassed methods of improving the existing survelllance/

intercept system thoughout the Caribbean, Existing US plans were
reviewed, continuance of the hip visit program inetitated in Novem~-
ber 1963 was agreed wpon, and combined exercisas to test country
eapabilitics te intercept simulated intruding shige were planned for
early execution. Discussions by Genoral O'Meara were continued
with the Secretary of the Army and with representatives of the State
Department, CLA and the foint Svaff, Joint Chiefe of Staff,

b. Commander Mine Division 44 with minesweepers USS
STURDY and USS SWERVE complated visits to Central American
porte in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Deficieacies in tha
capabilities of all thres countries to counter gubversive infiltration
were reported. Additional visite, dewigned to asaist in correcting
deficiencies, are planned. USCINCSO alse plane, through Cormmandera
of US Military Groups, te aegiet in developing existing capabilities.

&. Based upon information from CAS Panama representative
on 8 Novernber, USCINCSO directed US operations to find a small
beat which rapertedly left the Colon Free Zone with a carge of arms
destined for the vicinity of the Colombian-Venesuclan border. Day-
light vieual aerial surveillance flights were inetituted immediately,
with radar-equipped aircraft taking over surveillance during hours
of darkness. Colombian and Venesuelan authorities were notified
through US diplomatic channels, but no direct cormmunications
between US eurveillance aircraft and Colombian forces in the
vicinity of the probable landing area were established bafera termi+
nation on 14 Nevember. This effert, though not succeseful, has
evoked considerable effort by US State Department, Defense Depart-
ment and CLA activities ta iraprove capabilities and procedures.

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d. Action wag commenced in the Colon area to provide means
to keep track of ships and beate entering or leaving the Colon Free
Zoue in order to monitor the movements of those suapected of cdyrying
contraband. Asgsistance te USCINCEO was provided fram the continental
United States in carrying out surveys as to equipment required on ac
secretive a basic 2s possible, and special optical equipment to include
probable night television wae appreved by the Secretary of the Army
for expedited delivary to USCINCSO.

e. A joint survey and mobile training team from USCINCSO
continued aocistance to Venesuelan authorities in luproving indigenous
eapablilties for surveillance end interception of intruders.

& A US Southern Commdind Operations Plan 60-63 was developed
to provide fer three levels of operational aesistance to Venesuela in
curveillance and intercept cparations. Representatives of the US Strike
Command apd the Air Defense Cormmand visited USCINCSO to agsist in
developing detailed supporting plana.

g- Information was obtained by USCINCSO concerning in-country
communications capabilities of Colombia and Vanesuela to receive and
Giageminate surveillance information provided by US forces.

5. Stroagthening of Counterlnsuzgency Cap

abilities.

a US Aemy training included the following: 13 students from 6
countries completed Cl operations courec ia the Canal Zoue; 8 etudents
from 5 countries completed Ci oxientation course in the Canal Zone;

24 shidents from & countrice completed Military Intelligence course
in the Canal Zone; 11 Chilean students completed especial Military
intelligence orlentation course; three Canal Zone-based Cl Mobile
Training Teame (MTT) caveled out training programs in Ecuador,
Peru and Vemerucla; and one Canal Zone-based Cl MTT commenced
a training program of Panamanian National Cuardemen.

&. US Navy training included the following:
(1) The Smalh Craft Inspection and Training Tear
(QCIATT) completed training the third class of Central American

eationals, bringing to 63 the total auraber of students trained since
May 1945.

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(2) The semiannual reciniosaace check of tro
ananion £0. foot Coast Guard Utility Bests (CGUBa) waa com-
menged on 16 December by an onsthe-~job training (OST) program,
Werk should bo completed by 10 January 1964,

43) Work waa temporarily sugpended on two 49 foot
GOUSs in Costs Rica due te the lock of critical apare parte. It is
anticipated work will be completed by 15 January 1964,

& Increases in the stock levels of the Canal Zone stockpile
of clot contrel equipment ware directed on 20 December 196%. In-
ereases will enshice USCINCGSO to respond to urgent requests from
Latin American governments. Buildup concerned primarily tear
gos grenades, gae micke, carbines and ahetgum emmunition.

a. Final arrangemcats were made with the Bertram Beat
Company of Miami for delivery of 10 outheard-inbeard fiber glasa
boate to Cabamis, Veneruela for use in the Lake Maracaibe area,
Beats, spares and an MTT will be dellwered to destination by
14 January 1964.

¢. Action has bean taken to expedite the shipment af radie«
slectronic gear to Jaméica for use in the joint surveillance progeam
designed to combat Caatro-inspired insurgency in the Caribbcan
area. Equiprmont should arrive in Jamelca within the nest dew weeke.

& &#& US Airy Fores Air Gommande MTT deumonetrated in
Asuncion, Paraguay.

8. Other Special Actions.

a. Latin American Military Gommunications System (LAMCS)
in Ecvuader and Nicaragua and the Ground-+te-Air facilitics in Reuador
have buen completed.

b. Authority to proceed with the LAMCS in Honduras waa
received from the US State Department on 17 December 1963. This
facility should be completed within 120 days.

e. Emergency power units to improve reliability of US Army
and Aig Force Migsion radio stations in Colombia and Vanesuela,
ghipped from: the United States, arrived in Bogota and Caracas res~-
pectively.

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December 18, 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR COLONEL WADE ROBERT
Office of the Secretary of Defense
(international Security Affairs)

SUBJECT: State Paper Entitled “Terrorism in the Latin
American Gountries on the Critical Insurgency List"

Enclosed herewith is a paper prepared by a member of the
Cuban Coordinating Committee at the Department of State {Mr,
William Bowdler, 182-3736) for use by the Department of State
representative at the Special Group (Counterinsurgency) meeting on
December 19, 1963. The paper was provided to this office by State
on December 18 with the request that Department of Defense
comments, particularly on the basic memorandum, he obtained.
Although thie office is very much concerned with the aspects of the
paper which deal with the problem of Castro-inspired subversion,
the breader implications of the paper pertain to the Latin American
area and the military assistance programs related thereto, These
are, of course, matters of primary concern to your office. There-
fore, the attached paper is forwarded to you for appropriate action
with the request that your comments, if any, be coordinated with
this office eo that they can be correlated to actions currently under

the purview of this office,

Signed:
A. M. Haig
Lt Colonel, Usa

oseph A, Califano, Jr.
General Counsel

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December 18, 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR, DDR&E
Office of the Secretary of Defense

SUBJECT: Anti-Sabotage Operations in Latin America

The Iuterdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban
Affairs (ICCOCA) has recently considered a CIA proposal to provide
guidance to US firms in Latin America confronted with Castro-
communist inspired sabotage of their facilities and assets. CIA has
contracted for the preparation of a report which will consolidate the
experiences of several US firms in Latin America in combatting
sabotage. After consideration by the ICCOCA this report will be
furnished through our country teams in Latin America to local US
firms to assist them in instituting appropriate anti-sabotage programs.

I would be most grateful if you would prepare a brief report
designed to supplement the CIA project which would include enumera-
tion of general guidelines which might be adopted by US firms in the
Latin American area in combatting sabotage. In particular, an
enumeration of known appropriate anti-sabotage devices available on
the commercial market together with the manufacturer's names would
be most helpful.

A member of my staff has discussed thia project with Mr.
Phelps of your staff, who hae indicated that DDR&E might be of agsist-
ance in this matter based on.a recent field trip to Venezuela where
problems peculiar to that area were studied at the request of the US
Ambassador. It is also possible that commercial devices developed
for South Vietnam would have applicability in Latin America, Because
this. project ie designed for distribution to several Latin American
‘countries, it is requested that where possible guidelines be developed
which might have general application throughout Latin America, but
with emphasis on key subversive target areas. Present plans antici-
pate finalization of this project by December 23, 1963.

Signed:

Ae M. Haig
Ut Colonei, Usa
fosegh Bre Galifano, Jr.
OSA, ASG NN General Counsel
Mr Califano

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Iuterdepartmental Coordinating Cantimittee of Cuban

Afizira: Ragort on the Status of implementation of
Aetens Designed to Counter Subversion

Saclased herewith is the Repert on the Statue of baplementation
of Actions Designed to Couter Subvereian for the period 1 Nevesiber-
i December 1963. The format of thie report adharea to the tepic out-
lime diegeminated at the faceting ¢ eat fe Subcomanities om Subversion,

September 13, 1963.

itis vequested that this office be provided with 12 copies af the
final ¢eport, [iis agaumed that exch of the representatives will have
an appertanity to consider the final report before it ig forwarded.

nelosure
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STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS TAKEN
BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DETENSE TO
COUNTER SUBVERSION FOR THE
PEBLIOD 1 NOV - 1 DEC 1963. ;

3. Gontrol of Clandestine Movement of Guerrilias and Arms.

a. On 9 November 1963 the Commander-in-Ghief, US
Southern Command (USCINCSO) advieed the Jolut Chiefa of Staff
(JCS) of reports concerning euspected eubversive arma emuggling -
into Veneguela or Colombia from the Colon Free Zone, Panama. y
USCINCEO initiated surveillance at firat ght on 9 November 1963
to detect and track surface vesoela which might be engaged in the
subversive traffic. The ICS directed the Coramander-in-Chief,
Atlantic (CINCLANT) to commence surveillance with radar equipped
aizeraft aad to keep USCINCSO advised of all information. Sue~
pected erat were not poaitively identified ar intercepted; however,
there were indications thet dn unidentified surface veasal off the
Ric Hacha areca of Colombia and in Colombian waters was probably
ia contact with small boats operating from the Colombian coastline
at Bight. —

. b.. An directed by the Joiat Chiefs of Staff, USCINESS
éeveloped a plan under which the United Stetes could provide asatat-
ance te Venenuelan forces, on three levels of participation, designed
te prevent the sutreptiticus movement of Castre-Cormmunist arrag
and pergonnel into Veneguela. To be fully effective, the plan calls
for US elements operating from Veneauelan territery which ia not
considered a likely aubject for approval by the Government of
Veneguela at the present time.

c. A joint survey and mobile training team. of eleven men wae
provided by USCINCSO to Vencaucla on 22 November 1963, upon
apgtoval of the concept by the Government of Venezuela. The purpose
of the team ie to teain Venezuelan military personnel in organizing
and operating a joint operations center; in improving capabilities
in the plotting and coordination of intelligence data, and aerial photo-
graphy; and in coordinating all Venezuelan military and paramilitary
organizations invelved in surveillance and intercept operations.

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a. Two minssweepers from the US Atlantic Command, uss
STURDY and USS SWERVE with Commander Mine Division 44 em-
barked, commenced a echeduls of visite te Caribbeaa porte in Costs
Rica, Nicaragua and Guatemala. Visits are intended to assist each |
country in bxproving ite coastal and offsshore eurveillanca effart,

to improve intercept capabilities with reepect te the prevention of

infiltration of arma and subversive persounel through the countrics'
territorial waters, and to establish procedures which would provide
for US aesistance in final interception when requested, Visits in
November, under the supervision of USCINGEO, covered Puerto
Limon, Costa Rica; Blucfields and Puerto Gabezan, Miedragua; and
Puerto Barries, Guatemala,

b, Seventy-eight Latin American officere, praviougly on-

. Polled, were in attendance during November at courses stressing

counteringurgency conducted by the US Army Canal Zone school.
Two officers graduated from the US Army Counteringurgency Course
at Port Bragg, Nerth Carolina on 12 November 1963 and two addi-
tlenal officers are now in attendance.

«, Geven US Aemy Countetingurgency Mobile Tvraieing Tearme

based in the Canal Zone, consisting of twenty officers and thirty-five

ealiated men, previded training in seven Latin American countries
during November.

d. Wine enlisted sen from Chile were in attendance at
Marine Cerps echools at Camp Pendleton, California in November.

e. 03 Coast Guard training in small boat operations was
provided in the Canal Zone for fifteen students fram five Caribbean
countries in the operation and maintenance of feorty-foot Caast Guard
utility beatae. A Coast Guard mobile training team of one officer and
twe enlisted men, based in the Canal Zone, provided training in
Costa Hica for the reconditioning of Coast Guard utility boats. Five
members of the Costa Rican Guardia Civil are receiving on-the-job
teaining in conagction with reconditioning of the boats.

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i. AUS Air Force counterineurgency team of five officers
and eight. enlisted rien, based in the Canal Zone, provided training
for Ecuadorian Air Force pergonnel in Ecuader.

g- At the request ef USCINGO, and with the enthusiastic
support of the Venesuclan Government, a small boat program has
been initiated to provide security for the Lake Maracaibo ragion.
Arrangements have been made theeugh tha US Navy under Military
Credit Sales agreement for the manufacture of dix (6) 25-foot and
four (4) 31-foot inboard-outbeard, fiberglass bull beats by Bertram
Boat Company, Miami, for delivery in Decembar 1963 or early
January 1964. A SEAL-trained Mobile Training Team (MTT) of
one officer and five enlisted men will be provided by the Navy and
will repost to the equipment supplier in time to become fully ac-

quainted with the boats by 15 December. The MTT will accompany

the boats to Venezuela and will remain up to two montha in country
to provide necessary familiarization training.

6. Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Surveillance.

a. Upon receipt of intelligence pertaining to suspected arms
mmuggling from the Canal Free Zone, Panama into Colombia ox
Venezuela, the USCINCSO relayed thia information to Colombia and
Venesuela by the Military Alerting Syetem. The US Ambassador ta
Colombia conveyed the information to the Goverament of Golsmbia.
Colombias Navy and Air Force elements were assigned increased
surveillance missions in the Caribbean coastal area of Colombia by
Colonbian military authorities and reaults of theixy surveillance
activities were provided te USCINCSO by the US Military Group
Commandor in Colombia. The results of US alr surveillance of
thé expected route and landing area, undertaken by US Air Force
end Naval air elements were tranamitted to the US Military Group
Gommander in Colombia for paseage to the Colombian military
authorities.

b. The moter vessel BLUE STAR, af Panamanian registry,
wes apprehended by Ecuadorian authorities in Novesaber 1963 as.
it wae attempting the clandestine introduction of toutraband articles

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inte Ecuador. Ship mevoement isformation had been provided to the
US Naval Attache Bogota by the District Intelligence Officer of the
fifteenth Naval District. There was no apparent invelvement of
Gubda areig or Cuban trained personnel in this instance.

7%. Other Speciat Actione.

& Construction is now in progress on the Latin American
Military Communications System (LAMCS) in Quite, Eeuador; the
tetminal station is empected to be completed in December 1963.
The station in Nicavagua is expected to be completed in early
December 1963.

b. In response to a sequest by USCINCSO, action was taken

Gn 18 Nevember 1965 te expedite delivery of communications equip-
thent required to implement a Jaraaican integrated coastal surveillance
eyetem, The aystem wae originally approved aa part of the $560
thousand one-time grant of Militery Agsigtance material divected

by the President in April 1963, but world-wide shortages af specific
itexae threatencd to delay dhipment in seme cages vatil FY 1965, in
view of the urgency of thie tequirement, priorities were adjusted

te provide delivery by 1 January 19464. The items include:

2 AN/GRE radios and instaliation kits
3 AN/ARC § radios

i AN/PSM 6

3 Wattmeter

¢. The Joint Chiefa of Staff and the Office of Public Safety,
State-AID, ave studying the poselbility of imereaping the stock level
of certain itema of Riot Contrel Equipment ia the Ganel Zone, in order
to mect rapidly and effectively maltipte contingencies that may occur
in Latin Arserice, In the past, the sige of some requests have neceski-
tated shipment of certain iteme directly from the United States, with
resultant inercase in cost and time. . “BSCINeso kas been acked for
hie: recommendations on etock levels,

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OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
: WASHINGTON, D.C. 20301

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

2 DEC 1963 ,

In reply xefor tor
2+28596/63

fhe enclosure to your F dat
has been received. The report appears to be
_ Stiiplete end appropriate for Gubadseion to the President.

SIGNED

Frank K. Sloan
Deputy Assistant Secretary

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MAIGR GENERAL J. ©. ALGEE, USA
BEAR ARMURAL ee. FP. & WES, USN

MAZJOR GREEEAL J. W. CARPENTER, 01, USAF
BRIGAINDR GENERAL €. J. QUILTED, UGace

SUBJECT: pattmental Coowdineting Committee of Cuban Affaten:

Repout on Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to
Geunter Subversion (i)

“Reference: OA Meme #64, subject aa shove, dated September 19, 1963

Attached herewith is a fimal drait of tha Report to the President of

the Subconmittue on Coban Subversion on Pregrens Made During Septembas

1963 ta Garbiag Cutan Subvercion in Latin America,

it le requesind that comments, Mang, bo provided thie office by
1260 bowers, 2 Detember 1963. The Department of Defense. portion of
subject report io based on. snbmieatons ‘provided in veogonne te relewencad
SemeorendaEs.

Signed

_ d§éseph A. Califano,Jr.

Sesapha Ay Califaae, de.
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- pe enetration or Africa. °

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. aireratt at Guadeloupe. Also double-checked strectiy.,

to use ¢ French Garibbean Aependencies for r eLights ‘to and

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Ga. : tastructed Eubasay qunks te call to the attention

of seroflot attespts to establish North Attica routes: to. .

ebay especially through Algeria, and our conviction chat oS

an Tantoia bas a valid case in 1 eincerting any Bloc civil ale

-Tasteucted Enbassy Conatary to contact Gutneen Govern= 2 i :

ment officiais, reainding then of. thete past as surances

a recent indications that Jerefiot was preparing to. establish ‘s a

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abou! ¢ alleged Gghens use of the Gu: adeloupe facility, and

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ae at Cuba’ 1's continuing use ef “charter fligh 1t8 to Brazil
. and the laxity of Brazilian officials in the control of.

a : passengers. During the course of the mevat the Prectlian

| “Goverment began tightening controle against Cubana 7
fltg ghts. Specifically, all requests foe landing pemmiesion _
.. were henses orth to be proces sed by the Foreign Office, ae oe
7 with appre spriste delaya. " Alse tig ater passenger, erew - oa
and cargo controls. were to be institated ‘when & Subans, a :

flight ds peruieted to use ‘Brasilien facilities. 7 a Wes

oe. Determined that the 8. ake had specifically warned |
Sabana that. no avincion Sack wiht available in Basbados end a:
“thee Hi 1G. would, ia the future, respect Sheil Cospany" 7 se
decielon te deny fueling to gubana plaves, —
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7_ Loe 7 ge _Taetructed Consul Eeorgetows te investigate’ and -

o xeport om ev tdened ‘the Bepartaent received whieh indicates
7 chat Saba is planning ‘to sell merchant wessela to ‘British
» Guiana is order to facilitate the estabLishaent of 8

regular service for. peesongers ond CAT EO. Lae oe

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ae General Intelbicones deons

a ae. Ta connection with the Seventh congress ‘of che |
“International Gaion (UEAY veld da Habana Septenber 29 7 — oa
- October 3» 1953 the Buenos Aixes ‘Station: ee

xeh) encour: aged the Acgentine ational Federation, = .

° a of, _anehitects to oppese degentine attendance at the.
. . Habane neeting, with the result that 25 of the 39
a practic’ ing architects who hed A pléwaea to attend wane
oo celled theiz participation; . : CS
i & arrange ed to prevent the “attendance of any”
: 7 off ielatly authorized Argentine delegation at the Habana
8 mee LINZ, bist, encouraged the attendance of an ‘official ~
cpentine delegation ox enti-Commumist coloration at an. e : ah

im int! vernotional : architects mecting to be held int s Mexico |

ia Getober; |

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. : Enterta « concerning Cuban charter ‘flights to. Brag: i whieh |
supported the Ambassador" 8 request that the segeatine

Es JO cmant express concern over such ¥:) ighte. : 7 x : -

Be - Rho de Jancizo Station coutinued to furnish :

Hi

the patsy wits data on Cuban ‘flights to Brazil used |

ars vepresentations te the ‘Braciiten Foreign Office, © : a

a Als SO induced Rio. alcport officials ‘te impose sertagent
- "passport control and ‘paggene efforts. | These efforts

oS 7 contributed te the Brazilian Goverment? ‘8 failing to

“ dgeue landing permits fox * Sabena ana flights on Septenber

: an, 24 and 23, 1965 foveing thelr cancellation. hen.

©, Gubars, because of haragament at Bio, be acan using the : So

ar landL ‘ fac ileies on Sao Paula where controle le were.

non ox istent 7 CIA initiated and obtained a ‘local Matson ~
-egrerinent for similar t harassment in che event, of future
a - Gabans ana flights t 2 Sao Paulos aoe | .
| ¢, HMexler eity etation incpired & press campaiga
of hoof and wouth and smallpox epidemics in Cuba, prior

te the Avchitects Congress to discourage partied patton

dn the Habana meeting. The meaulting Guarantines and

_ tnnoculations : i

 SBoper.< 2).

 ‘SESRET Pe
- 3 aap :
imnoculations were a gastor tn dlecoureging 32 of the wee
60 Mexican professional arc! nitects vehi were s expected to os
go ) to Habans from attending the congress. 7 i eee

Ii. Control of Nevewent of Procayanda —

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“fegue eigalpa wi teh th Gove sanent of Honduras for the

Control of Clandest

and sens

Made the necessary arrangements | through Embassy

- dtspateh of three ue oS. helleopters to give logistical

wo border.

“asoistance. to ‘the Honduran Army in its effort to. locate °.

and eliminate the bend of gverzilias allegedly operating 7

. &

in ‘the Patuca River  ared slong the ondsran-Hicarapuan

 Bepaymment of Defense » St

o Honduran armed forces eonducting counter-Ineurgency

y opexations ka the Patuea River area, A total of 27 sorties...

Taree CH-13 helicesters fron USSOUTECOM supported — a rey

wee € hewn yeaulting in delivery of 3925 pounds of supplies, ae

ue paasengers $o points in the operational atee, and:

_ recovery of 409 pounds of suppl es fron the 2 operational _

- evacuation of 12 sick Honduran soldiers, 3 atvlift of 49,

area.

Te

Department. r of Beate |

a. lastructed Embessy Houles eit oy to infos the 05
: Mexioan aigline EAESA ‘that theie proposal to purchase oo

‘sarplae Guban aireratt would in fact result in the.

aceruah to Cuba. of a significant amount of hard currencys
and the U Se would have to oppose the trenesction. wee
“Further, if dollars were involved in the pare chase,
| de would be 3 violation of the Cuban Assets ; Control
Reg jilations. |
be taformed eam of Teasur Ys , Foreign Assets we

Ce ezel office, ak the activities of. Sonondelp Enterprises,

2a Milam tien engaged 4 te sending renittances te persons, oa
in Caba in vidlation of the Guban Assets Control tee ,
Begulations.

“ge, Instructed Consulate, Belize to inform

tay

ia Richard Joyeey ad Averioon sational, that bis

“gonnerciat cransactions with Guba were in violation :

. of the Cuban Asseta Control Regalations and that be

: te erohibiced frou engaping in such trade.

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: ve. ° Streneth ronine of £ Count excInsuxgeney 6 Cavabt died eg
' Bepartment cf Detense : |
a. 7 Thirteen Latin Auseis oT officers gra eva. , fuated | £ from . -
the counter-ingurgenty Gperations Course of the U8.
Avay School fox Latin dmarctoa it tle Panama Canal Zone
en 20 September . Baving. the sontl & tatal of 91 Latin
me, Ameriean officers enzoiled in courses “stressing counter=” wo yy
ta meungene y at the Ana Samual done school. no
ws a b. Ets ght U.S. Agay counter~inourgency mobile
eveiniag t keane were providiag teainiag te the Armed
: ‘Forces: of five Latin démerican count tries during the period.

" 8,86 ide Perea counters insurgency training teams: we re a

- in two entries. . .

fo = — es In the Canal Zona, 15 students front five countries
were under instruction im the operation of oust: guard |

ee ee patrol exatt used | fox eoastal surveiiienee.

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dé, AUG. Heavy counter-inse eqoney tra ining nam

as agist im ieproving che security
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@. . Costa Rica and onduzas tere provided one
Cees sna 285 alvevate eaeh fox nodical eivic action and
inveroat security PULPOSeS » ; . : 7 |
(£4 On May 23, 1963, thvee MaiGb KAMAN helicopters |
7 were provided te the ‘gevermiont a af Colombia on a 60-day
© toan. the ¢ Coloubian fovernuent veduested an extension 7

 68f the doan and 2 B0aday extension has been approved. |
Aneawy

-. Sentral Intel Mireace

wih itil . .
& ean tears Mktg station has reoruited, on a

, vist nests, & fowner * eniver of the 13 Novanber geersiiia
“group and debet iefings ave in process. “Megotiations oo,
o continue with the Goversment of Guatemala for the |
£8 oruation of a now internal scourkey service.

»

4. Line Sestion has agreed te furnieh the Peruvian |

oo inves tig gations Folice (PIP) with cad outboard motor
to ineveses their petrol <a spabil ity on vivers crossing bo
- ' the Relivien fvontier. Oae intigraation is thas ¢ ue:
“gh vere eressing this frontier have prov. idea the ¢ prisary
_aveoues for recent attempts to gain clandestine entry —

of personnel and weapons into Peru.

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Vie Eychance af Enteliizence on Cubon Subversion

Yovaytus & of Sefense
- Eagine acing installation work con tinaed on radio

stations fox Hanaga y Micars ea AT nd 7 eguelgalpas

: Honduras. “Be further progre & hes been made In yeaching : :
7 anreements with colowhi a and Eeugder for rights to

este bligh vadie stations in those countries. “Installation

of the new # transesthalan counercial cable in Penama _

is x nearing eoupl ations °

ge: mera tinteliiz

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. CEA Stations continued thelr ex achange of “AncelLigence oy
information with local inteliigeuace axe BLES The.
following eetlung ere of special significances. © : 7

a. The CI4 Station in Buenes Aires furnished the ; 7

Avgentine State , Zatelidgence Sexvice (SIDE) with

txavellers on theie return whenever feasible. SILE

Sm 88

peovided the traces, but did met comfuct any debricflnes.
The Staion hes not fele it feasible to trey to remedy

this omleston in view of the " Pexaonnes ehad axes “eapecte
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bb. . ag a result ee information passed by the Bogota nd
‘Station te the Adwinistrative Department of Security
(B45) eomeerninge Colomzian treveLlers to Cuba, & number
of passport violarions have ‘been discovered tn 2» which
erave teve to Cuba are using passporte issued te other -
7 persons. There je @ xeluctanse, however, on (the part —
.9€ the Coloulian Government te prosecute this type
of violation. » .
| a At the urging of the Git Station in Line, the :
-. Bat onal intelligence Servies (St a} instructed é ene of
its penetrations ef lefeiet groupe to cang saten for a eeif
te sba a oxdar ts receive guerrilla warfare erdiuing.
: “Pete asset he 6 been offeved, and hts accepted, an opportunity: .
: | to ake the erip by the Leftist R evolution ry torent a
CE, wrinary vehicle of tuber subversive activities: a 7
fin Peru. Seleting ead dotirieting of the aseet will be
sone nm 7 the SER. .
the Peruvian Navel int elligence “Service (nts) has, -
da eenponse & to the efforts of the Station ta Lisa, sent

one of its agents te Chile where he wlll sign aboard

% sey ath * 2 oe 8 ny 3 5 A » ta
Chiiesa freighter chliing at Habana. The aeget hee been
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| the Prise Minis ter and Mint iete t of Government and
Police hea sequested froe the ora gepresentative in
Lima. 2ary inforaati m thet he might supply on subversive
elenente posing @ threat to the Covermment: of Peru.
The sequest has opened an additional shanael toa the
hit eet Level of the < Soveranent wlth & concomitant
prospectior eiieetive | eetion when needed.

3 a

seh repelas I adaos chaunels, the Veneauel Lan

é, Through rer
General Wieecterate of Police (OLGEPOL) has boom provided

by CIA with the names of G12 Vencauelens aoe to. have

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; evavelled te Gube from Februacy _throagh fuse sust 1963. .
Thia antivity will be eageied out Ga a cont inating bates

the names Gre mow belay ince vated inte the cemslar

wateh Let kept at intermationsl air eports: aay Vonesuela. ,
ThE far, at jeaat three returrneos have been axvested

. on the bache of the inc formatles supplied Lo BIGE 20. a
DLGEPOL ine indleated ite appreci ation of the daca nar -

being sapplied avd desieves that the arr agement: be

WIE, Sp itianee of Cube felon Smale. Commercial and faltura i

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for placement ie thi xe Looak newepapers. . " Pevelepuents

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29 October 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR: THE GENERAL COUNSEL

SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs:

Report on Status of Implementation of Actions: Designed to
Counter Subversion (0)

1. 0) ‘The following information is submitted in response to Memo-
randum No. 64, General Counsel, dated 19 September 1963.

2 €S) Reference Topic 5 (Strengthening of Counterinsurgency
Capabilities):

a. Canal Zone -

(1) ~Ftfteen students from six Latin American countries are
attendees in the ten weeks Couaterinsurgency Operations Course of the U. S$.
Army School of the Americas which began 30 September 1963..

}

(2) There are 24 students from eight Latin American cousitetes

attending the 16 weeks Military inteditgence Course which began 23 Augrst
1963.

b. CONUS -

(1) Three students from three Latin American countries are
attending the Special Warfare Course at Fort Bragg, N. C.

(2) One Peruvian student is attending the Civil Affairs
Course at Fort Gordon, Georgia. ;

ce, In the month of October 1963, ‘eight Counterinsurgency Mobile
Training Teams (MIT) (14 Off-48 EM) were deployed in six countries to
conduct counterinsurgency training.

d. AU. 8. Army officer is attending the Command and General
Staff School of the Uruguayan Army and upon completion of this course in
December 1963, will be assigned to the QUSARMA, Uruguay. He will perform
intelligence advisory functions as an additional duty.

e. An additional officer has been assigned as assistant USARMA
‘in Guatemala, a: the capability for intelligence assistance in
that country.

USA. ASG, CONTROL NO. aac Aes ME Ze fn ) y
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SUBJECT: Interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affaire:
Report on Status of Implementation of Actions Designed to
Counter Subverdion (U)

in 3. (S) Reference Topic 6 (Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Sub«
version): ‘

a. The number of intelligence exchange agreements between the

ue 8. Arny and local military services in Latin America has been increased
to 13.

b. The additional officer assigned as Assistant USARMA, Guatemala,
raises the collection potential in that nation and may develop information
which can be exchanged with Latin American countries.

Je BD. ALGER

Major General, GS

Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff
for Military Operations

for Special Operations

G. S. BLANCHARD
Colonel, GS :
Director of Special Warfare
ODCSOPS

SECRET

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MEMORANDUM FOR MR. JOMN CRIMMING 5
Coordiaater of Cuban Affairs oe
Lepartment of State SI
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SUBJECT: interdepartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban |
Affaiva: Revision of the Paper Entitled “Training of
Latia Americans ia the United States
Ata meeting of the Subcommittes on Subversion on October 10, vf
1963, the Department of Defense (DOD) Representative was requested =
te review and up-date the DOD portions of pagea 4, 5 and 6 of snbject a
report. Enclosed herewith ig a lize in line out revision of the report. ey
A revision bas also been made te page 7, which is designed to make =
the DOD portions of the report. current. w
Signed ¢ 7

As M. Haig ac
bs Colonel, US#

opeph A. Galifane, Ie.
Gesezal Counsel

Attachment
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GOR Revisian to Paper Entitled
“Training of Latin Americans in the United States"

3. Miltary Assistance Erograms —
At the presenttimee end of FY 63, 8,222 1791

Latin
American military students ave were receiving, o ace-pregparomed-ts-
veaelte have received training in nm the United States under the Miltary
Assistance Program. Gouraee vary in length from two-week orientation

tours to §3-week fying training courses. However, the majority of

inetruction is for periads of less than siz months, and is distributed

in fields as followa:

Flying Ingtruction (8-83 weeks) a33 154
Command, Staff and Operational 348 638
(direction and control of
armed forces, 4-23 weeka)
Communications / Electronics 66 36
(6-29 weeka) :
Equipment Maintenance and 336 232
Bepaiz (5-28 weelke}
Legisties (2-14 weeks) 46 33
Adzainigtration (4-40 weeks) a z
Professional Specialised 806 ig3
(Engineering, Medical, Lagal
ete., 4-29 waeks)
Orientation (2+3 weeks) 596 498

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7. Difficulties Encountered in Filling Available Milite

Quotas in the United Statsaa.

The failure of Letin American. countries te take fall advantage

of military quotas offered has been a persistent problem. In 1962, for
example, 25 per cent of the quotas offered were wnfilled. Thie unfaver~
able aituation derives frem many causes. using-the current diseal
yeas -lé per-cant of aunfiled- Army -quotacshave-boon due-te inability so.
Moot course pre—Teguiciies:-232 per cont bocause of lackot efilcient.
fundey-and-23 pet-sent because-af solitiesl upheavalgs The atrsed forces
of the average Latin American country are smell, and the availability of
qualified candidates who cas be spared for extended periods of ebligated
service and the lack of a profeagional non-commissioned officer carps
also tends to discourage the training of enlicted men in United States
scheols, since large sums from lizsited budgets te train enlisted men
who will romain in service only a brief time. Another significant
deterrent is the per diem rates required by daw to be paid by some
countries to service personnel sent outside theiz howelend. in
Aggeatina, Brasil, Colombia and Uruguay the legal rates fer person.
nel serving abroad are too high to he supportable by defense budgete;
while ia ether countries, such as Bolivia and Paraguay, the standard
Fates are too late to provide a reasonable ving for students.

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LATOR GENERAL 1. W. CARPENTER, i, Shay
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" October 14, 4

~ MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD >
" SUBJECT: Meeting of Subcommittee. on Subversion,
ae October 10, 1963 *

7 Outlined below is a summary of deliberations of subject sub-.
committee during the meeting of October 10 at 1430 hours in Room o
6273, New State, Agenda is at Tab A. a

can Agenda Item 1

: The Final Subcommittee Report for the months of July and ;
. August was circulated, The report has been circulated to points ‘of |
“contact by separate correspondence,

- Agenda Item 2

The Subcommittee discussed the sccs letter which referred to —
- the recent trip of US students to Cuba, (Attached to enclosure 1) It was

‘The Chairman stated he would provide.the SCCS with the substance of
State's telegram 647, which outlines actions undertaken by the US»
Government against the students.

Agenda Item 3 -

a. CIA, in coordination with the Esso Corporation's Chief of
Industrial Security, will prepare guidance data for distribution to Latin
America which could be utilized by US commercial firms for the pro- |
- tection of their facilities against sabotage. The DOD representative Ooh

» cial protection devices which might be applicable for use in Latin :
America against sabotage attacks. The CIA representative stated he
“believed ARPA had developed some devices for this » purpose, .

apparent to all that criticism of the US could be implied from this letter, —

_ Was requested to ascertain whether ARPA had available some commer = as

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_ b.. State will prepare a circular telegram to all Latin American ~
. Ambassadorg requesting that an immediate review of Country Team

- Emergency and Evacuation Plans be conducted to insure that plans were
~ adequate to meet a stepped-up campaign of Castro-inspired sabotage.

Pa A genda Item 4 : sO

In lieu of a written report on the Honduran guerrilla problem, a
* the DOD representative proposéd a firsthand report to the Subcommittee, ©
Colonel Walter Hutchins, who has recently returned from assignment as

US Military Attache to Honduras, presented a review of the subversion

. situation in that country and then answered questions from the Subcom- ee,
mittee. The general thrust of Colonel Hutchins! remarks confirmed that

. there has been considerable Castro subversive activity in Honduras, The

- most serious inroads are achieved through communist radio and press

- and communist educators. Colonel Hutchins commented that recent

|, Suerrilla activity along the Nicaraguan border was probably limited to

a groups totaling between 100 and 200 men, He emphasized that Cuban-

-. trained Honduran guerrillas are successfully transiting by air through
Grand Cayman Island and British Honduras with some transiting Havana :
to Jamaica via Belgrade, In Fesponse to a query from a State representa ~

« tive, Colonel Hutchins pointed out that he believed that both Honduran. |.”
‘thilitary and commercial interests were genuinely concerned with Castro.
subversion and that some of their leaders were perfectly capable of
- discerning the true nature of the communist threat to Honduras.

- Agenda Item 5

The Chairman stated that the paper for training Latin Americans ©
‘in the United States (included inthe "Krulak Report''*) was too broad in.
scope for implementation by the Subcommittee and proposed that it be —
‘rewritten under narrower parameters. In this regard, the Defense a
-Tepresentative was requested to review pages 4, 5.and 6 of the paper ~
on training contained in the report with the view : he.

(toward bringing the”

. Defense portion up-to-date, i a oo, So

Miscellaneous’ |
mene te Re OUus |

: The Chairman stated that preparatory actions on the Isthmian
meeting at San Salvador tentatively scheduled for the second half of
‘November would be held in abeyance pending further developments in
the Honduran situation, :

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Communist subversive. effort in Lati uAmerica,

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CONFIDENTIAL

-. Oetober 9, 1963. 7

"MEMORANDUM FOR: Subcommittee on Cuban Subversion. —
-~ SUBJECT: Meeting of October 10.

L, ae
a “You are invited to a meeting of the Subcommittee on :
: Cuban Subversion of the Interdepartmental Coordinating -
' Committee of Cuban Affairs to be held on Thursday, = =: -
. October 10, at 2:30 P.M. in Room 6263, State Department
“GRA Conference > Room). Le

“AGENDA |
Ls Consideration of draft of monthly report for ‘Septenber.. A

“Discussion of letter (copy attached) from SCCS | Sof -
Pan American. Union.

Status of papers on contingency planning.
Report by DOD on Honduran guerrilla problem. |

Consideration of the paper on training of Latin :
., Americans in the United . States...

CONFIDENTIAL ~

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ra ‘Ag you now, the Special Consultative Committee o n Security 4 ise

; “presently holding the first of its regular meetings, in accordance with |

“the statutes appre ved by the Council ef the Organization on April 23 of |
PRE HERE co SS : Ss ve eR NT

or the better fulfillment of ite work, and in accordance with Article,

‘13 of thesé statutes, the Committes in tends to request of the governments
lye of the member states of the Organiz ation any information that they may have:

o regarding spec ~ifie active tes of international communion in th, 6 homlaphers,

; Among. the important activitl lag of thia Jind are the trips. that many
Aedividuals make to Cuba for well-know ulterior purposes, In thie ‘connece
‘thom, Lshould grea tly aepresiais it if you would furnish the Committes with — .
whatever. information + FORE government may deern it advisable to present.
rogarding. the trip that a large ; group. of U.S, citizens recently mada to’ Cuba.
at the invitation of that ¢ country’s goverment, about which the Committee
has learned through newspapar reports that have recently appeared in this:
con untry and in Latin America. Thia information would be treated with the:
confidence that your government deemed appropiate,

Thanks you in advance for your - valuable assistance in thie matter,

ceapt, Sir, the aasurance of my highest consideratio

“Jullo Cesar Doig Sanchez.
ce Chairman oo!
Special Consultative Committee —

/ on Security

Mero Ward P, Allen (0 0,
Alternate Representative of the United ‘States.
Council of the Organization of American St ates
Wa hington,, D.C. pos

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RANDUM NO. 71 POR CAPTAIN ©. BR. AUMWALT, IK., USN (OSD)
MAJOR GEREBAL J. ©. ALGER, USA
BEAK ADMIRAL WY. WENDT, BON

MAJOR GENERAL J. W. CARPENTER, Hi, usar
BRIGADINA GENERAL YW. KB. JONES, UMC o
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SUBJECT;  interdspartmental Coordinating Committee of Cuban Affairs: nan
Actions Taken During July-August 1963 in Curbing Ceban
Subversion in Latin America a
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Attached is the Gaal report of the Subcoramilites om Subversion an _
Actions Taken Busing Jaly-Augest 1963 in Curbing Caban, tebveraton: in. o
Letia America, S
Signed
Joseph A. Califano, Ire
Joseph A. Califane, Jr.
General Counsel
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Central. Intell ence ency.

a. Developed highly useful information on Frequency
‘of Cuban “chartered flights to Brazil, names and nationali-
‘tiles of passengers and crew, and lax measures of control |

‘followed by Brazilian authorities. Transmitted this informa~
‘tion to station chiefs in the Latin American countries of the
-non-Brazilians travelling on those flights.

oe be. Maintained close watch over travel to and from
uba. See Annex B for table of known travel of Latin ve
Americans during July and August. :

c. Asa result of information furnished to him by
the: CIA Station in Buenos Aires and with the Station's urging;
the Argentine Minister of Interior indicated that he would

make. every effort to prevent Argentine delegates from attend-
ing the International Union of Architects Congress in Havana.

d. At the urging of the CIA Station and the Embassy:
the Bolivian Minister of Interior issued in mid-July an 4
order prohibiting the granting of travel permits to Cuba | or.
other bloc countries to Bolivian nationals.

e. Partly as a result of the efforts of the CIA
station in Santiago, the Government of Chile prohibited the
entry into Chile of organizers of the Cuban-sponsored Second.
Latin American Youth Congress, which had been scheduled: to
take place in Santiago in August. This was one of the
factors which led to postponement of the Congress.

f. After considerable prodding by the CIA Station.
“and the Embassy the Minister of Public Security of Costa |
“Rica presented legislative proposals to the Costa Rican
Assembly which will require all persons intending to travel |
to Communist countries to have their travel approved by. a
newly created Costa Rican security agency.

Be CIA Station - -in Mexico. City developed information ©
concerning | the clandestine arrival of. Passengers, in Vera Cruz.

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on Cuban merchant ships. Efforts are being made. to obtain
‘more information and to encourage | stricter controls by: the

Mexican authorities.

- Department_of State CNY

a. Instructed Embassy Conakry to try to persuade’

Guinean authorities to deny use of airport facilities by

flights on Habana-Moscow route. These efforts achieved a.
temporary withholding of permission for future regular flights:

at least until such time as the Soviets develop their own
refueling facilities at Conakry.

b. ‘Instructed Embassy Rio to approach Brazilian
authorities to express, our deep concern at the growing
frequency of Cuban non-scheduled flights to Brazil and request:
their cooperation in curbing them. Also instructed our
Embassies in several Latin American countries to work with CIA

‘station chiefs in furnishing the names of nationals of those.
‘countries travelling on these flights to local authorities’

‘and urging them: (1) to institute tighter controls on their
‘own citizens travelling to Cuba, and (2) to express their —

concern to the Brazilian Government over Cuban use of Brazil

as ‘away station for transporting subversives.

c. As a result of representations made to the
British Government about Cuban flights to the Cayman Islands
carrying Latin American subversives, the British developed
an administrative scheme which will effectively prohibit the
use of British Caribbean dependencies by Cubana as transit..

points for passengers. The British intend to require transit.

visas of passengers passing through their areas, and to

reject applications for such visas except in certain special

cases. Persons not possessing visas would be prevented from
leaving their aircraft, ‘or * would be returned to their * Point
of. origin. ee

+

od. Instructed: Embassy Mexico City | on August 29 ‘to

-) inform the Mexican airline CMA that the United States is
“opposed to a a proposal. that CMA operate | charter flights, te


‘carry ‘refugees from Habana to Central America.’ MA, as
‘result, stated that they had-no. intention of proceeding”
urther with this project.

e. ‘Instructed our missions in Curacao: and the. Hague
‘to investigate a report that KLM was planning to renew ~
‘scheduled Curacao-Habana flights and to reiterate US -
‘opposition to resumption of air service to Cuba. . KUM assured
‘our Embassy that there is no plan to initiate. > service,
Scheduled or non-scheduled, to Habana. .

oe £. Instructed Embassy Ottawa to express our strong -
‘objections to a proposal; that a Cubana charter flight pick:
up a second group of U.S. students in Montreal to fly them”
:to Cuba. The flight. was not authorized.

g. Instructed Consulate Georgetown to investigate

‘Cubana approaches to secure flight facilities. Mission
reported on August 1 that the Governor hed no knowledge of |
my talks between the B.G. Ministry of Ccmmunications. and -

planes. The Governor indicated his intention to inquire
urther and to keep us advised. London reported that neither
he Cuban nor the British Guiana Governments had raised the
ssue of landing rights with H.M.G.

h. Urged the governments of Mexico, Canada, Jamaica
‘and the Netherlands to refuse to assist the Cuban Government |
‘in its efforts to find a short route for return of the 58
‘American students who illegally travelled to Cuba. Also | —

nformed Pan American Airways that we were opposed to a Cuban
equest for a PAA charter’ flight to fly the students: from:
abana to New York...

i ‘Instructed our missions at Port of Spain. and
arbados on several occasions to approach these governments
“0. “express the concern of the U.S. at indications of Cuban:
nterest in: ‘the use: of their. aviation. facilities: Bete Ts

Embassy Port ‘of Spain ‘discussed with the Foreign Secretary
: legal. moves available | ‘that would enable


GOTT ‘to control movements of aircraft within their territory,
‘citing examples of such controls instituted by Mexico, Canada
and Ireland. He indicated receptiveness to the proposal that
the list of suggestions be made available to the. aviation |
officials concerned. “ ;

: he During a previous reporting period Embassy _
Santiago urged the government of Chile to refuse visas to>
Cuban delegated to a preparatory meeting for the II Latin
American Youth Congress scheduled for August in the Chilean
capital. Inability of Cuban delegates to obiain Chilean
visas for this meeting is one of the contributing factors to.
the Cuban sponsors announcing during August that the meeting
had been postponed.

k. Sent general instructions to our missions in
countries which participate in the International Union of
Architects asking them to urge the coop:zation of governmental”
authorities in preventing or discouragins the attendance of
their nationals to the VII UIA Congress in Habena, | September’

29 = October 4, 1963. Followed this up with ins tructions to
individual posts to try where feasible to dissuade _
architects from free world countries from serving on: the: jury
for the selection of a Bay of Pigs monument. ;

1. Urged Canadian Government to block a plan to
commence food parcel shipments to Cuba on a commercial basis
that would have required the establishment of. scheduled
weekly charter flights by Canadian planes.

‘Control of Movement of Cuban Propaganda.

Central Intelligence Agency

Responding to the urging of the CIA Station, police
of the State of Guanabara seized large quantities of

“For example, some 50° pounds of. printed -
Propaganda was" apne from the various passengers who: arrived


3 Control of Clandestine Movement of Guerrillas and Arms

Department of Defense

oa “Continued surveillance of the | area surrounding.
Cuba during the months of July and August at the same rate
and with the same emphasis as prior tol July 1963.

b. Continued ° ‘to maintain U.S. “Forces, primarily: ‘from
within the Atlantic Command, available to assist other -
Caribbean governments in the interception of suspicious crak
in territorial waters, as might be requested. No such ~~ ;
requests were received from any other government during the —
period covered by this report. However, U.S. Forces did kee
track of the location of the Soviet merchant freighter ’
MITCHURINSK, which was suspected of carrying subversives and:
arms from Cuba to British Guiana in mid-July. MITCHURINSK
was under U.S. surveillance: from its departure from Habana
until United Kingdom forces assumed the task of keeping this
ship > under surveillance upon its approach to Georgztown,:)
British Guiana. Subsequeatly, British police ‘search of |.
MITCHURINSK in British Guiana .waters revealed nothing of | a
suspicious nature.

“ Central Intelligence Agency

. At the repeated urging of the CIA Station in Lima,
the Peruvian Government late in August published a new anti
terrorists law providing a penalty of no less than five |
years imprisonment for persons who participate in guerrilla
activities or in the ‘Allegal 0 manufacture of - weapons or .
explosives.

The Peruvian National Intelligence Service . is ‘workin

on'a lead furnished by the CIA Station in Lima concerning:
200.;ton vessel reportedly involved. in arms traffic

" Denarinene of State


Control of Transfer. of Funds -

Department of. State

Cooperated with the Foreign Assets Control Office
of the Treasury Department in developing blocking controls |
with respect to Cuba which went into effect on July oy 1963.

5. Strengthening of Gounter= Insurgency Capabilities |
> Depar tment of Defense

. a. Continued the installation of military communicas
tions facilities in Latin America. Operational dates for
the multi-channel radio stations to be installed in Managua;
‘ Nicaragua and Tegucigalpa, Honduras have been delaved to 15:
October 1963 and 15 December 1963, respectively because of:
new engineering and contractual requirements. ‘ Negotiations
are continuing with Colombia and Ecuador for installation
of U.S. military radio facilities. Completion of a new —
commercial trans-isthmian cable in the Panama Canal Zone
within the coming month is expected to improve military —
communications within the United States and the Commande
in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command. ~

b. Continued the surveillance of Cuba by U.S. .
Forces, reporting as before to U.S. commanders, organiza-
tions and agencies. Reports of surveillance have been
disseminated to all who have a requirement to know.

ce. Established a 24 hour per day, 7 day per week -
uty watch at the U.S. Military Groups in the Caribbean .
eduntries in conjunction with implementation of the military
alerting system. Continued efforts to staff the U.S.
Southern Command Intelligence Center with properly cleared,:
trained personnel (this center is the military focal point :
for relaying information concerning the movement.of — —
subversives)... Filled, Pavtiallys


‘the U.S. Southern Command Intelligence Center and took
‘under consideration the problem of an increase in. the bille
structure in the Center. The Commander-i in-Chief, U.S.
Southern Command together with his intelligence officer
visited Honduras and Nicaragua and determined that no
significant problems existed which would interfere. with
effective operations in those countries.

: - de Action previously initiated by the Commander,
U.S. Naval Forces, Southern Command (COMUSNAVSO) to establish
a Small Craft Inspection and Training Team (SCIATT) as a
contribution to the Caribbean Surveillance System is progress*
ing satisfactorily. Permanent assignment of U.S. Coast Guard
personnel to SCIATT in: the Canal Zone has been ‘approved: and.
the U.S. Coast Guard has taken appropriate’ implementing _ ;
actions. ;

Be During the period of this report, the SCIATT con-
ducted. an on-the-job training course at Puntarenas, Costa
Rica. Training was given to 13 members of the Guardia Civil:
of Costa Rica who were either newly assigned to the 40 foot
Coast Guard utility boats (CGUBs) or were to be assigned. as.
replacement crew members. -

f£. <A quarterly inspection ‘and evaluation of the ‘CCUBs.
provided other Central American countries was conducted
during the period 17,to 31 August by a mobile training team —
(MIT) made up of SCIATT personnel. .

g. Continued efforts» ‘to improve the internal security
of Latin American armies through the provision of Intelligence
Advisors. Presently there are such advisors assigned to 14.
Latin countries, emphasizing counterintelligence and counter~.
subversion. ;

he ‘During the reporting period MTTs conducted ‘train-
ing ‘in: -counterinsurgency. for the armed forces of Colombia, -
Bolivia, Venezuela, Peru and El Salvador :'

: Civic Action MITs were ‘sent. ‘to ‘Guatemala,
Colombia,' El. Salvador ,: Jamaica and | Ecuador..- -:


- Exchange of Intelligence on Cuban Subversion ;
"Central Intelligence Agency : - .

CIA Stations throughout Latin America continued in :

“a great majority of countries to furnish to the local internal
_ Security organizations with whom they are in liaison informa-
-tion concerning travelers to and from Cuba, as well as such

nformation as came to CIA's attention concerning the movement:
“Of funds, arms and propaganda material. In. many instances,

he’ furnishing of information to the internal security

ervice by the CIA Station was paralleled by the furnishing of;

imilar information to the Foreign Office by the Ambassador
or his representative. The response to this information has.
‘varied greatly. The Central American countries, in general,,.
-began to pay greater attention to the information and act on
it. At the other extreme; the Brazilian Government during =
‘the. reporting period showed little inclination to follow up

nm the information. Lovey

" Departnent of State

a. -Reiterated to the Foreign Minister of Peru. our
interest in having the facts of the Puerto Maldonado incident
brought to the attention of the OAS, and urged that, this
action be taken as soon as possible.

bb. Urged the Government of Guatemala: ‘to. eubmit
evidence of communist activity to the OAS . Ee

“Surveillance of Cuban Diplomatic, Commercial and Cultura

Missions

Department of State

"Instructed Embassy La Paz to follow 1 up closely. on.
charges of involvement by the. Cuban mission in. internal . |
‘policies of Bolivia, and, at the Embassy's discretion;” to”
-point out to Bolivian officials -the opportunity for a. possible
break. in. relations with Cuba. _Embassy. La. Paz was. “not able: to:


‘press for | a break when the evidence of Cuban “intervention
id not prove to be as conclusive as: originally ‘reported.

Other Special Actions -

Department of State

Po Obtained action by the COAS on july 3 on “the
‘Lavalle Committee Report transmitting the document to the
‘governments and urging them to implement the spect fie and-
‘general recommendations contained | therein as goon as -
Possible. — oy

. b. “Through Embassy Managua informed the Nicaraguan
overnment of the matters which we wanted to have considered.
uring the informal meeting of the Ministers of Security and

‘Interior of the Isthmian countries held in Managua, August :
‘26-28 in preparation for the second formal meeting of the .
Managua Security Conference countries later: this year.

. Explained © in detail the nature of the: ‘Cuban

reat and the related policy objectives of the U.S.,- during
onversation in London and in Washington with Mr. ‘Adam Watson
ewly. appointed British Ambassador to Cuba.

: United States Information Agency

a. The Agency's press service during the reporting

“period transmitted 12 articles,..commentaries, and back-
‘grounders on its wireless file service to USIA posts through-

ut Latin America for placement in the local newspapers and.

he Voice of America Spanish broadcasts to Latin America © --.

arried a total of 28 commentaries and features on the subject
of Cuban-based subversion. These stories were designed | to
‘alert people in Latin America, ‘to the _ dangers of this

‘In response’ to standing Agency instructions ‘to
give special attention to. developments related to Cuba~based
‘subversion, USIA posts. in Latin America were prompt in -
‘reporting incidents and. in providing. editorial comments: from


.the Latin American.press, all of which was used. in the
Agency’ s radio and press output.

‘The main developments treated in the Agency’ s radio.
‘and press coverage included Castro's July 26 speech urging.
revolutions in Latin America, the discovery of terrorist
weapons factories in Guayaquil, the Ecuaderean Vice

“the Cuban use of Grand Cayman as a way station for subversive
elements from Cuba, the expulsion from the. University of a
Bolivian youth leader for receiving funds from Cuba,
Castro-trained guerrillas in Honduras, and Bolivian protests.

e. In apport ‘of the Agency's effort on Cuban-based’
subversion, the publications center in Mexico began work on
three pamphlets during the period based on Castro's report ©

of his visit to the Soviet Union (showing that he contradicted
himself in some of his extravagant claims of Soviet progress) »


Travel to and from Cuba

“Brazil
Chartered Cubana airlines. flights between Cuba and...
Brazil have become a major means of transporting non-Cuba
Latin Americans to and from Cuba. The five such flights:
since late July have carried nearly | 400 non~( Cubans .

The first of the recent series -- on 25 July --
brought 7i Latin American passengers to Havana for the
26. July celebrations. The other four flights -- on 15,
22, 28 and 29 August -- transported over 200 Latin
Americans to Brazil frem Havana. Some of the aixcraft
‘involved returned to Cuba with smaller numbers of passen-
gers. Many of the 200 Latin American passengers had |
been delegates to the 26 July ceremonies, but others had
apparently been in Cuba for longer periods and some had
‘probably received training there. Of the passengers on
these four flights to Brazil, 75 were natives of
Caribbean area countries. ‘Their circuitous travel through
Brazil was evidently designed to
that: they had been in Cuba +:

Costa Rica

Two Costa Ricans were among the passengers on a
‘chartered Cubana plane which was turned back to Havana
at Grand Cayman on 11 July. 1963. One. was Luz Marina —
Hernandez Salazar, the only Costa Rican woman known to.
have been sent to Cuba for training as a guerrilla |
warfare instructor. -She had been in. Cuba since September
1962. “The other Costa Rican passenger ‘was. Carlos Guillen
former head’of the Costa Rican Society of Friends. of
‘the Cuban. Revolution,, who had been in Cuba. since Novenber
1962, : :


junta, which assumed power in Ecuador on 11 July, can
be expected'to follow the guidance of the Embassy and.
the Station in controlling travel to and from Cuba and
the Soviet bloc. The-activities of Cuban subversives'
in Ecuador, at least for the present, have been greatly
inhibited by the mass arrests of Communists and pro-
Cubans and. by the outlawing of the Communist | Party. by.
the junta.

» Honduras,

It is reported that ‘the Honduran’ ‘Communist: Party
has issued.orders to its members not to attempt to. -:
travel to Cuba at the-present time. This action= is °
apparent ly the result of the increasing wigilance of.
thé Honduran government and the greater: Amplementatt
of stricter travel controls.

- Movement of Cuban Propaganda

Guatemala

According to an unconfirmed report received in July
a Bureau of Information of the Communist Party of |
Guatemala is being. formed in collaboration with Prensa
latina and is to be managed clandestinely. It expects
to receive news by shortwave radio from Cuba and print
‘bulletins for distribution by radio stations. . This may
indicate a pattern by which Prensa Latina will attempt .
to distribute on @ more Clandestine. basis An’ other
in, latin America.

Honduras _

It was ‘reliably reported ‘that in mid- July, 1963, al
small coastal freighter landed 14 large boxes of Communist
propaganda | on the northern coast of Honduras , the boxes.

‘report. has not, been confirmed

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- Movement of Guerrillas and Arms:

~ Argentina —

“Extremist members of the Peronist Party, “apparent I
under the leadership of such figures as Hector Villalon,
and John William Cooke, were reported to: be receiving |
ennouragément, and promises of large sums of money from
Cuba in support of their efforts to train and crganize —
subversive groups in Argentina. Villalon has stated.
that his plan.calls for expanding and aécellerating
subversive activities in Argentina culminating in a
complete take over within two years. There is no indica:
tion that Peron himself has agreed to this pian. It has.
“been reported that leaders of the Communist Party of
Argentina have been greatly annoyed by the tendency of .
‘the Castro zesime to support the revolutionary Peronists.
without having consulted the Communist Party of Argentina

_ It is reported that the so-called Army of National
Liberation (ANL) of Argentina, which is a relatively
small Castroist organization directed from Cuba by -

John William Cooke, has in recent weeks been negotiating,
for the purchase of arms and has been offered submachin
guns, bazookas and other Sa. how Dr, two or three privat

The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Relations on 23
August protested formally to the Cuban Chargé d'Affaires’.
in La Paz against the Cuban Embassy support to the miner
during the recent crisis. Subsequently, however, Foreign
Minister Fellman informed the Cuban Chargé that he need
not fear that the Government of Bolivia would break -
diplomatic relations with Cuba... There has,.in fact, ‘beer
no hard..information linking the Cuban Embassy: with ‘the
present ‘mining: erisis in spite. of some unconfirmed - :
reports : £.Cuban., support. :


‘Brazil

“

Cuban Ambassador to Brazil, Raul Roa Kouri, is |
reported to have attempted to encourage peasant league
leader Francisco Julio to revitalize the leagues in |
“northern Brazil. ' According to some reports efforts are’
being made to unify the leadership and bring dissident. .
elements under the general direction of Juliao. — Other:
“reports indicate that, although the Cuban Embassy is...
>providing guidance and possibly. financial support. to the’
‘movement, it had not yet resolved the internal dissension
lin the Leagues. .

From Colembia reports have been received of incre-
asing Cuban assistance, primarily in the form of training
courses by instructors "who have been trained in Cuba,
to the Worker-Student-Feasant Movement (MOEC). A small:
guerrilla band encountered by the Colombian arny in
July 1963 was broken up when five members of the band ©
were killed and two others captured. A smali quantity:
of arms and a considerable amount of books and pamphlet
on revolutionary warfare, photographs of Fidel Castro,:
Camilo Cienfuegos and Mao Tse-tung, and bulletins ‘of
the MOZC were found at the camp site. Recent reports.
have indicated an increase in the terrorist efforts o
the MOEC and increased promises of assistance from’ Ch

‘Nicaragua. . For example, in mid-July an increased numbe :
‘of guerrillas were reportedly being trained in Costa Rica.
“by Adolfo Garcia Barberena, well-known Nicaraguan °. *:
:revolutionary leader and member . of the FIN (Rat tone


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anti-Nicaragua revolutionary group). In early August,.
Alberto Serrato, leader of the FLN in Costa Rica, ©:
(reportedly left with a group of Nicaraguans for the
Costa Rican-Nicaraguan border.. Another report indicated
that Hector Bogantes Zamora, Coste Rican agitator was.
supposed to have left. San Jose in mid-August for the
Nicaraguan border to supervise’ the passage of Nicaragua
guerrillas from Costa Rica into Nicaragua. Bogantes,
who recently returned from attending the May Day celebra
tions in Cuba, is said to have been assigned this — ;
responsibility by the Costa Rican Communis t Party. .

‘So far as we know, the CON, which is normally wall
informed and highly sensitive to such activities. on its” :-“
borders, has not made any complaints or otherwise-. ‘signified
concern or Sswareness of these reported activities.

~ Renduras

‘The Honduran armed forces began to move agzinst a_
group of pro-Castro guerrillas operating against the
Nicaraguan Government and active in the vicinity of the:
Nicaraguan-Honduran border. The Nicaraguan National Guar
has been conducting operations on its side of the border
against the insurgents since July. The dense jungle and
difficult terrain, however, will impede the efforts of,
both forces to eliminate the guerrillas.

Information on the guerrilla force is scanty and
conflicting. It is apparently composed of members of t
National Liberation Front (FLN), a Communist-dominated
and Cuban-supported revolut Lonary organization active
primarily in Honduras and Nicaragua since the fall: of
1962. The strength. of the force. is. not known :

| Nicaragua

“Front - a Communist- dominated, Cuban: supported, antic ©.
Nicaraguan. ‘group) confessed that he was a member of al
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said that their mission was to establish a base camp.

the Isabella mountains, Department of Jinotega, in —
order to indoctrinate. the peasants and to train them in.
guerrilla tactics. -He admitted that he had. received six
months ' guerrilla warfare > training in: Cuba and. that “other

British Guiana

_.In British Guiana, Guiana Import-Export Corporation
“(Gimpex) received a one million dollar advance payment
‘deposited by the Cuban Alimpex Corporation fer goods to —
be deliveved to Cuba in the future. Gimpex has, in turn,
loaned this money to the Government of. British Guiana.
Cheddi Jagan's People's Progressive Party is the major
stockholder in Gimpex. Mohammed Kassim, Manager of Gimpex
has indicated that Gimpex will be able to ‘secure additiona
loans from Cuba in amounts sufficient to tide the Jagan
government over any foreseeable crisis. It was also —
reported that Gimpex plans to buy. aircraft, spare parts

sand other machinery . in the. United States for reshipment,


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